Peg board rosary



July 3, 1962 G. A. Mul-:s 3,042,302

PEG BOARD ROSARY Filed Aug. 4, 1958 INVENTOR: GEORGE H. Maas,

United States Patent O."

3,042,302 PEG BOARD ROSARY George A. Mues, 9429 Sequoia Drive, Ailton23, Mo. Filed Aug. 4, 1958, Ser. No. 752,962 1 Claim. (Cl. 23S-90) Thepresent invention relates generally to religious devices, and moreparticularly to rosaries. Specifically, the present invention concerns anovel peg board rosary for home and other use.

In brief, the present novel peg board rosary includes a base on which ismounted 1an upright panel. The panel has holes therein in numbers andspacing defining a rosary. The base includes wells, or the like, whichhold beads in the form of pegs suitable for insertion into and removalfrom the holes in the panel.

An object of the present invention is =to provide a novel peg boardrosary adapted for home `and other use.

Another object is to provide a novel peg board rosary which is designedto encourage family or individual use thereof.

Another object is to provide la rosary which can be intermittentlyemployed to obtain a continuous prayer sequence.

Another object is to provide a rosary which can be cumulatively employedby Ia family.

Another object is to provide a peg board rosary which is pleasing indesign and which can be readily used by even the s-mallest member of thefamily with minimum instructions.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages are apparent from thefollowing description taken with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of a peg board rosary incorporatingthe principles of the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIGURE 3 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken on substantially theline 3:---3` of FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary, vertical, cross-sectional view taken onsubstantially the line 4-4 of FIGURE )2, illustrating details of a pegbead container;

FIGURE 5 is Ia view of a small headed peg bead suitable for use as partof the present peg board rosary; and

FIGURE 6 is a view of a large headed peg bead.

Referring to the drawing more particularly by reference numerals, 10indicates generally a peg board rosary constructed in accordance withthe teachings of the present invention. The peg board rosary 10 includes-a base 12 which may be of rectangular form, as illustrated, and ofwood, metal, or other desirable material. In the base 12 are threecircular Wells 14 each of which is closed by a removable cover 16pivotally mounted on a screw 18 (FIG. 4). Within the center well 14 arelarge headed bead pegs 20 and Within the other two wells 14 are smallheaded bead pegs 22, the former being for the purpose of indicating OurFather prayers and the l-atter for the purpose of indicating Hail M-aryprayers in accord-ance with rosary beads.

A panel 26 is mounted on the base 12, being maintained in position -bysuitable glue or other suitable fastening 3,042,302 Fatented July 3,1962 ice means. The panel 26 includes a plurality of holes 28 disposedin a pattern simulating rosary beads, `as is clear from FIGURE 1 A cross30 and a medallion 32 are provided.

In use, as a prayer is said, a bead 20 or 22 is inserted into theappropriate hole 28. When the user is interrupted from prayer for anyreason, manifestly, the peg board rosary 10 remains in the condition inwhich it was left, hence, the user may resurne prayer and continue fromthe point reached at the time of the interruption. Similarly, theinstant peg board rosary 10 m-ay be used cumulatively by the severalmembers of the family.

The peg beads 20 and 22 are removed from the several wel-ls 14 asneeded, and are returned to the Wells 14 when a rosary is complete. Theparticular form of the heads of the peg beads 20 and 22 is optional, butpreferably Our Father peg beads 20 have larger heads than the Hail Malypeg beads 22. It is also preferred to have the holes 28 of the same sizefor manufacturing purposes. The holes 28 .extend through the panel 26,but they may be in the form of wells, or the like. 'Ilhe pattern whichthe holes take in the panel 26 m-ay be varied `as desired.

It is apparent that there has been provided a peg board rosary whichfulfills the objects and `advantages sought therefor.

It is to be understood that the foregoing `descrip-tion and theaccompanying `drawing have been given by way of illustration andexample. It is also to be understood that changes in form of theelements, rearrangement of parts, and substitution of equivalentelements, which will be obvious to those skilled in the art, arecontemplated as within the lscope of the present invention which islimited only by the claim which follows.

What is claimed is:

A peg board rosary comprising, in combination, a base for supportingsaid peg board rosary in upright position, spaced Wells in `said basefor receiving peg beads, a top for each well pivotally mounted on saidbase adapted to prevent spilling of peg beads when in closed relation, apanel supported by said base extending upwardly therefrom at an acuteiangle thereto, thereby improving stability of the peg board rosary,said panel being forwardly of said peg bead wells thereby hiding themfrom view, openings in said panel for receiving peg beads, said openingsbeing distributed over said panel in a pattern simulating rosary beadsspread thereover, a cross and a medallion on said panel `disposed inrosary relation to said openings, and ya plurality of rosary peg beadsin said Wells adapted to be disposed in and removed from said panelopenings, each of said peg beads including a spindle disposable in `anopening in the panel and a head of larger diameter than the diameter ofthe openings, a selected number of peg beads having heads of larger sizethan the remainder.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS161,886 Lamb s Apr. 13, 1875`l` 800,812 Matson Oct. 3, 1905 1,774,059Hennegan Aug. 26, 1930 2,376,266 Moore May l5, 1945

